Johanna Konta reaches final of China Open - and breaks into the world top 10

Johanna Konta is the first British woman to break into the top 10 of the world rankings in 32 years after beating Madison Keys to reach the final of the China Open.
Konta, the 11th seed, overcame her American opponent 7-6 (7/1) 4-6 6-4 in an encounter that lasted more than two and a half hours.
The 25-year-old's victory in Beijing means she will climb into the top 10 of the next WTA rankings, becoming the first British woman to achieve the feat since Jo Durie in 1984.
Copyright PA Sport 2016, All Rights Reservedread more

Serena Williams has been handed a fascinating first-round tie with Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka in what has proven to be an incredibly tough Miami Open draw for the 23-time Grand Slam winner, while Johanna Konta has learnt her fate as she looks...

Johanna Konta was stunned by 18-year-old Marketa Vondrousova at Indian Wells, losing 7-6, 6-4 in the second round.
The Czech teenager made a swift start against the British No 1 but Konta still managed to create four set points in the first set....

The Cheltenham Festival is almost upon us once again and organisers are putting the finishing touches to their preparations.
Staging the showpiece event in jump racing is a mammoth task with hundreds of thousands of spectators set to descend on the...

The race for the 2018 AFLW premiership has hurtled to a spectacular close, with a round of shock results forcing some hastened arithmetic. By the close of round six, five teams remain in contention for a place in season two’s decider, with upset...

Though few will have backed Naomi Osaka to win Indian Wells, for those who follow tennis closely her success will have come as little surprise.
The rise of the Japanese has been one of the most hotly anticipated, and inevitable, surges on the WTA Tour...